Collects & Readings

The Ascension Day

30th May 2019

Principal Service

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Collect One

O Lord,
from whom all good things do come;
Grant to us thy humble servants,
that by thy holy inspiration
we may think those things that be good,
and by thy merciful guiding may perform the same;
through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Collect Two

Grant, we pray, Almighty God,
that as we believe your only-begotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ
to have ascended into the heavens;
so we in heart and mind may also ascend
and with him continually dwell;
who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

The Psalm

The Second Reading

The Gospel Reading

Post Communion Prayer

God our Father,
you have raised our humanity in Christ
and feed us with the bread of heaven.
Mercifully grant that, nourished with such spiritual blessings,
we may set our hearts in the heavenly places;
where he now lives and reigns for ever.

Suggested Hymns

1st Reading Acts 1: 1–11
250* All hail the power of Jesu’s name
398* Alleluia! sing to Jesus
261 Christ, above all glory seated!
260* Christ is alive! Let Christians sing
259* Christ triumphant, ever reigning
263* Crown him with many crowns (vv. 1, 4–6)
695* God of mercy, God of grace
266* Hail the day that sees him rise
267* Hail the risen Lord, ascending
268* Hail, thou once–despisèd Jesus
300 Holy Spirit, truth divine
94* In the name of Jesus
275 Look, ye saints, the sight is glorious
431* Lord, enthroned in heavenly splendour
104* O for a thousand tongues to sing
307* Our great Redeemer, as he breathed
281* Rejoice, the Lord is King!
284* The golden gates are lifted up
285* The head that once was crowned with thorns
8* The Lord is King! Lift up your voice
291 Where high the heavenly temple stands

2nd Reading Ephesians 1: 15–23 [Pr29A/ASC]
250* All hail the power of Jesus’ name
643* Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart
326* Blessèd city, heavenly Salem
* (Christ is made the sure foundation) (omit v. 1)
296* Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire
693* Glory in the highest to the God of heaven
324* God whose almighty word
266* Hail the day that sees him rise
267* Hail the risen Lord, ascending
300 Holy Spirit, truth divine
94* In the name of Jesus
99* Jesus, the name high over all
588* Light of the minds that know him
275* Look, ye saints, the sight is glorious
281* Rejoice, the Lord is King!
491* We have a gospel to proclaim
476* Ye watchers and ye holy ones

The Gospel Luke 24: 44–53
398* Alleluia! sing to Jesus
261 Christ, above all glory seated
266* Hail the day that sees him rise
267* Hail the risen Lord, ascending
634* Love divine, all loves excelling
285* The head that once was crowned with thorns

Second Service

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Collect One

O Lord,
from whom all good things do come;
Grant to us thy humble servants,
that by thy holy inspiration
we may think those things that be good,
and by thy merciful guiding may perform the same;
through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Collect Two

Grant, we pray, Almighty God,
that as we believe your only-begotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ
to have ascended into the heavens;
so we in heart and mind may also ascend
and with him continually dwell;
who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

The Psalm

The Second Reading

The Gospel Reading

Post Communion Prayer

God our Father,
you have raised our humanity in Christ
and feed us with the bread of heaven.
Mercifully grant that, nourished with such spiritual blessings,
we may set our hearts in the heavenly places;
where he now lives and reigns for ever.